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Canal+ opens up digital market on DTT platform
MUMBAI: Canal+Technologies, a leading provider of interactive TV software solutions with more than 14 million set-top boxes deployed around the world, has announced the launch of CJSC TELEMEDIUM’s first Russian DTT platform, secured by the companies’ conditional access system, MEDIAGUARD.
Canal+Technologies’ MEDIAGUARD conditional access system is highly flexible and scalable to secure content delivery for the specific needs of terrestrial broadcast services. The new service will allow users to receive an enhanced value Pay-TV offering of premium and thematic channels including movies, entertainment and news. Viewers can avail of six different channels including CNBC Europe and Euronews for a complete overview of regional and global news, National Geographic channel for adventure and nature lovers, Fox kids, MCM music channel, TV XXI for eclectic movie choices and Eurosport for sports events.
VP Sales, Canal+ Technologies Thierry Maupetit says, “We are looking at the Asian subcontinent as the market of the future for us. After deploying our solutions in Europe, we are looking forward to Conditional Access Systems being given a go-ahead in India. The high-rate of television consumption and the growing needs of the organised cable TV sector are clear indicators that India will soon be one of the leading regions and we are all set to provide our solutions for cable, DTH and DTT platforms.”
C+T has recently announced its entry to the Indian Conditional Access Software market and is already in talks with a number of prospective clients for its products – MEDIAGUARD (conditional access system) and MEDIAHIGHWAY (middleware). C+T has already provided its solutions to Zee TV in India and is to license its conditional access system to Himachal Futuristic Corporation Ltd. (HFCL) to manufacture STBs for direct-to-home (DTH) and digital terrestrial transmission (DTT).
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Rising Bharat Summit 2026 spotlights India’s global ascent
PM Modi keynotes two-day event with ministers, diplomats and icons in New Delhi.
MUMBAI: India didn’t just host a summit, it threw a coming-out party for a nation ready to own the global stage. The News18 Rising Bharat Summit 2026, held on 27–28 February in New Delhi, emerged as a high-octane platform for ideas, vision and strategic dialogue, uniting national leadership, global policymakers, industry titans, defence strategists and cultural icons under the theme “Strength Within”.
Prime minister Narendra Modi set the tone with a keynote that framed India’s resurgence as a reclaiming of lost potential built over generations. “In previous industrial revolutions, India and the Global South were merely followers,” he said. “But in the era of Artificial Intelligence, India is a partner in decisions and shaping them.” He highlighted the country’s thriving AI startup ecosystem and the recent AI Impact Summit attended by over 100 nations.
Union minister Piyush Goyal (Commerce & Industry) stressed India’s readiness to scale exports and deepen manufacturing, while Ashwini Vaishnaw (Railways, I&B, Electronics & IT) positioned technology and infrastructure as twin engines of growth, especially in AI and digital trust. Jyotiraditya Scindia (Communications & North East Development) revealed India’s ambition to lead in 6G through the Bharat 6G Alliance and partnerships with over 30 countries.
Global voices added depth: former Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo called India’s development “self-sustaining” and strategically vital; ex-UK Chief of Defence Staff General Sir Nick Carter asserted India deserves a seat at the great powers’ table; and former US Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez joined ambassadors from Norway, Germany and Sweden in discussions on geopolitical realignment, sustainability and defence preparedness.
Other speakers included veteran investor Ramesh Damani, World Gold Council CEO David Tait, Vianai Systems founder Dr Vishal Sikka, DeepTech Bharat Foundation co-founder Shashi Shekhar Vempati, defence experts Rajesh Kumar Singh, Sunil Ambekar, Patrick McGee, Tom Cooper and Adrian Fontanellaz, plus cultural and sporting icons Kangana Ranaut, Saina Nehwal, PR Sreejesh, Mohammed Shami, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mithali Raj, Anil Kapoor and Yami Gautam.
The summit was supported by Jio Financial Services (Presenting Partner), Phonepe and DS Group (Co-Presenting Partners), Pernod Ricard India and Kia Seltos (Powered By & Driven By), state governments of Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Uttarakhand (State Partners), and associate partners including NSE, M3M Foundation and Reliance Industries.
Broadcast live across News18 Network, CNBC-TV18 and CNBC Awaaz, the event reinforced India’s image as a confident democracy and emerging global power proving that when strength comes from within, the world can’t help but watch.
